Healthy Drinks & a Recipe for a Lemon-Mint Tea Cocktail

During one of my trips to Vancouver last year, I was chatting with a mixologist who was participating in Tales of the Cocktail {a five day cocktail festival that celebrates the best people and drinks in the business}. His signature drink included a bevy of healthy ingredients {wheatgrass, cilantro, lime juice} and was seriously refreshing. Though I first tasted it in the winter, I could imagine sipping the green drink on a patio, while soaking in some sun.

It was later that day that someone told me that when cocktails are made with tea, the health benefits of the tea are increased by the addition of alcohol. Whether or not this is true, I don’t know. But I like it.
Over the weekend, I decided to try out a tea cocktail using some green tea, a handful of fresh mint, and a couple other ingredients. The result: a Lemon-Mint Tea Cocktail that is refreshing and perfect for hot-weather sipping. Healthy or not, it’s one tasty drink.